Sulk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal

be in a huff and display one's displeasure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌlk/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌlk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌlk/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈʌlk/.

Examples

stayed home in a sulk
She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pout sulkiness brood

Parts of Speech

noun	a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal “stayed home in a sulk”
verb	be in a huff and display one's displeasure “She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted”

Word Forms

sulky	adjective	sullen or moody
sulk	verb	be in a huff and display one's displeasure
sulk	noun	a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal
pouter	noun	someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schmollen

eine Stimmung oder ein Ausdruck mürrischer Distanziertheit oder Zurückgezogenheit

🇫🇷French

bouder

une humeur ou une démonstration de distance maussade ou de retrait

🇪🇸Spanish

estar mohíno

un estado de ánimo o muestra de hosco distanciamiento o retraimiento

🇮🇹Italian

broncio

uno stato d'animo o una manifestazione di scontroso distacco o ritiro

🇳🇱Dutch

mokken

een stemming of vertoon van norse afstandelijkheid of terugtrekking

🇵🇹Portuguese

ficar de mau humor

um humor ou demonstração de indiferença ou retraimento taciturno

🇷🇺Russian

дуться

настроение или проявление угрюмой отчужденности или отстраненности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मचलना

उदास अलगाव या वापसी का मूड या प्रदर्शन

🇮🇳Tamil

கசடு

ஒரு மனநிலை அல்லது கசப்பான தனிமை அல்லது திரும்பப் பெறுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దూకుడు

ఒక మానసిక స్థితి లేదా విచక్షణ లేదా ఉపసంహరణ యొక్క ప్రదర్శన

🇮🇳Marathi

उदास

मूड किंवा उदास अलिप्तपणा किंवा माघार घेण्याचे प्रदर्शन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાસ

મૂડ અથવા ઉદાસીનતા અથવા ઉપાડનું પ્રદર્શન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಂಧಕ

ಒರಟುತನ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯ ಮನಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗന്ധകം

ഒരു മാനസികാവസ്ഥ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രകടമായ അകൽച്ച അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിൻവലിക്കൽ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدمعاش

موڈ یا اداس تنہائی یا دستبرداری کا مظاہرہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

生闷气

阴郁、冷漠或退缩的情绪或表现

🇯🇵Japanese

不機嫌になる

不機嫌そうなよそよそしさ、あるいは引きこもりの気分や表現

🇰🇷Korean

부루퉁하다

음침한 냉담함이나 위축의 기분이나 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hờn dỗi

một tâm trạng hoặc thể hiện sự xa cách hoặc rút lui ủ rũ

🇹🇭Thai

บูดบึ้ง

อารมณ์หรือการแสดงความโดดเดี่ยวหรือการถอนตัวบูดบึ้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

merajuk

suasana hati atau tampilan sikap acuh tak acuh atau penarikan diri yang cemberut

🇵🇭Filipino

magtampo

isang mood o pagpapakita ng masungit na pag-iwas o pag-alis

🇲🇾Malay

merajuk

mood atau paparan sikap menyendiri atau menarik diri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نكد

مزاج أو عرض للعزلة أو الانسحاب

🇮🇷Persian

خفن

حالت یا نمایش عبوس یا گوشه گیری

🇹🇷Turkish

somurtmak

somurtkan bir uzak durma veya geri çekilme ruh hali veya görüntüsü

🇮🇱Hebrew

לזעוף

מצב רוח או מראה של ריחוק זועף או נסיגה

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The primary meaning of 'sulk' is 'a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal'.

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